SGER: Engineering a Mini-Pancreatoscope: An Endoscopic Optical Glidewire for the Direct Assessment of the Pancreatic Duct

该项目的主要目标是通过高分辨率光学成像扩展ERCP的功能，同时使插入和检查技术尽可能微创。除了在微型仪器中实现高质量和高分辨率成像外，这些先进技术还将被设计成具有4向尖端偏转和新辅助设备的单操作员系统。该项目将开发尖端弯曲机制，而不会牺牲申报的微型胰腺镜（MP）的尺寸、成本和性能。新的MP将由胃肠病学家使用包含力传感器的ERCP培训合成模型针对当前的ERCP程序进行测试。

The main goal of this project is to extend the capabilities of ERCP with high-resolution optical imaging while making the insertion and examination technique as minimally invasive as possible. In addition to high-quality and high-resolution imaging in a miniature instrument, these advances will be engineered into a single-operator system with 4-way tip deflection and new accessory devices. This project will develop the tip bending mechanism without sacrificing size, cost, and performance of the proposed mini-pancreatoscope (MP). The new MP will be tested against current ERCP procedures by gastroenterologists using a synthetic model for ERCP training that contains force sensors.